Football Recap: Lee County Skates Past Western Harnett with Ease

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Away	34-6 W
04/01/21 - Home	54-6 W
11/01/19 - Away	68-6 W
10/13/18 - Home	63-3 W
10/13/17 - Away	55-0 W
+ 2 more games

Lee County had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 28-point drubbing they dealt Western Harnett on Friday. The Yellow Jackets took their game with ease, bagging a 34-6 victory over the Eagles. The win continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won seven in a row.

Brandon Baldwin went supernova, rushing for 95 yards and three scores. MJ Sanders was in the mix as well, providing Lee County with one touchdown.

Lee County's run defense was locked in: Western Harnett could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Cody Graham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lee County's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.

Lee County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nathan McNeill and Tyler Buchear. Buchear is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Despite the loss, Western Harnett still got an impressive performance from Creig Matthews, who rushed for 71 yards, and also caught one TD.

Lee County's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Western Harnett, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lee County will challenge rival South Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Yellow Jackets 14.7, the Trojans 14) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Western Harnett is set to take on their familiar foe Triton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.